Resume

• 2015

  Juris Doctor (J.D.)

  Law

  Managing Editor

  Minnesota Law Review v. 101; Staffer

  Minnesota Law Review v. 100; MLR Petition Committee; MLR Note and Comment Committee

  University of Minnesota Law School

• 2014

  Juris Doctor (J.D.)

  Completed first year JD coursework.

  Law

  Iowa Volunteer Lawyer for the Arts

  Citizen Lawyer Program

  University of Iowa College of Law

• 2008

  Master’s Degree

  Emphasis on Children

  Youth

  and Families

  Clinical Social Work

  Peer advisor

  Orientation Committee

  Graduate Assistant

  Boston College

• 2003

  Bachelor’s Degree

  Psychology

  Sociology

  Spanish

  Varsity football

  Varsity baseball

  Philadelphia service trip leader

  Student activities planning committee

  Common prayer reflection speaker

  St. Norbert College

  Licensed Social Worker

  Association of Social Work Boards

  Wilderness First Responder

  Wilderness Medical Associates

  Wilderness Advanced First Aid

  Wilderness Medical Associates

  Licensed Clinical Social Worker

  Association of Social Work Boards

• I worked with special-needs children

  facilitating experiential activities promoting community involvement

  youth-development

  and life skill-building.

  Northwest Special Recreation Association

  Fundraiser & Runner

  I managed my own fundraiser

  and ran the Boston marathon

  raising over $5

  000 for the Boston College Campus School - a private

  non-profit

  publicly funded

  special-education day school for students ages 3-21 with multiple disabilities and/or complex health care needs.

  Boston College Campus School

  Teacher's Assistant

  I worked with special-needs children

  assisting in the creation and implementation of youth-development curriculum.

  Mark Twain Elementary School

  Teacher's Assistant

  I worked primarily with special-needs children

  assisting in the creation and implementation of youth-development curriculum.

  St. Norbert College Children's Center

  Coach

  I assisted at various Special Olympics events in numerous facilities

  specifically as chaperone to the athletes.

  Special Olympics Illinois

  Student Volunteer

  The Iowa Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (IVLA) is a nonprofit organization in Iowa devoted to helping artists and arts organizations gain legal assistance and education on matters that affect them. As a volunteer for this pro bono project

  I had the opportunity to serve Iowa’s arts community while learning about the world of art and entertainment law. I was exposed to numerous substantive areas of the law including intellectual property (copyright

  trademark

  and patent)

  First Amendment

  immigration

  labor and employment

  nonprofit organizations

  and business associations. My duties included to help build and maintain the infrastructure of IVLA by maintaining its social media platforms and website

  drafting white papers and other research materials

  and by coordinating and executing educational outreach efforts to Iowa’s arts community.

  Iowa Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

  Creative Writing

  Community Outreach

  Adolescents

  Editing

  Mental Health

  Family Therapy

  Social Services

  Wilderness Therapy

  Mental Health Counseling

  Psychology

  Crisis Intervention

  Child Development

  Legal Research

  Treatment

  Group Therapy

  Analytical Skills

  Case Managment

  Research

  Narrative Therapy

  Legal Writing

  Tread Softly: Bullying

  and the Death of Phoebe Prince

  EJ Fleming

  This book

  for which I served as editor

  chronicles the life and death of Phoebe Prince

  a young woman from Ireland who relocated to South Hadley

  Massachusetts in the summer of 2009. What followed was an unimaginable bullying campaign carried out by six of her peers. On a January afternoon

  after seventeen weeks of constant harassment

  Phoebe put herself beyond the reach of her tormentors when she hanged herself with a scarf her younger sister had given to her for Christmas. It ultimately came together into a narrative that discusses for the first time how Phoebe’s story was influenced by an ethos of bullying among her peers

  the school administration

  the town of South Hadley

  and dozens of individuals with the power to stop everything who in the end did nothing.

  Tread Softly: Bullying

  and the Death of Phoebe Prince

  Edward J.

  Fleming (Teddy)

  Gray Plant Mooty

  Lathrop GPM LLP

  U.S. District Courts

  Shelter

  Inc.

  Harper College

  OMNI Youth Services

  Gray Plant Mooty

  Minnesota Judicial Branch

  Seventh District

  Massachusetts General Hospital

  Arbour Counseling Services

  Traveling to clients throughout Boston and the surrounding suburbs

  I provided therapeutic mentoring and in-home therapy for children and their families. Therapeutic mentoring featured structured one-to-one

  strengths-based support services between the therapeutic mentor and a youth for the purpose of addressing daily living

  social and communication needs

  while in-home therapy is a structured

  consistent

  strengths-based therapeutic relationship between the licensed clinician and the youth and family for the purpose of treating the youth’s behavioral health needs

  including improving the family’s capacity to provide effective support for the youth to promote his/her healthy functioning within the family.\n\nOther services I offered included individual

  couples

  family

  and group counseling for all ages; emergency assessments and responsive assistance during times of crisis; developing individual treatment plans in close collaboration with patients’ and referrers’ goals and needs; coordinating all treatment issues and maintained communication with other involved professionals; and evaluating for and provided treatment of anxiety

  depression and stress-related issues.

  In-Home Family Therapist

  Greater Boston Area

  Arbour Counseling Services

  St. Cloud

  Minnesota

  Over the course of the summer I completed multiple assignments

  such as assisting a trial attorney with pending lawsuits by conducting research and drafting memoranda; reviewing background documents and brainstorming with the assigning attorney in preparation for a mediation meeting and deposition; analyzing new case law to help write an article and prepare a CLE presentation on agricultural finance; assisting a corporate attorney with closing a deal; and handling a pro bono matter under the supervision of a GPM attorney.

  Summer Associate

  Gray Plant Mooty

  Minneapolis

  Minnesota

  Working with the health law practice group I was responsible for researching

  compiling

  comparing

  and organizing legal documents in specific practice areas such as health care compliance and regulatory matters

  health care transactions

  and health care litigation. I also assisted attorneys providing general counsel services to health care clients and assistance on a wide range of business matters including labor and employment

  benefits

  and real estate issues.

  Law Clerk

  Gray Plant Mooty

  Palatine

  Illinois

  I was an adjunct instructor with the Department of Business and Social Sciences. I designed

  organized

  and taught two Introduction to Psychology courses; one section of approximately 100 students

  and another section of approximately 30 students. I also taught an online class on Adolescent Psychology to a section of approximately 30 students.

  Adjunct Faculty

  Harper College

  St. Cloud

  Minnesota Area

  I assist clients with matters related to mergers and acquisitions

  private equity and venture financing

  securities

  general corporate law

  and commercial transactions. I also advise small

  mid-size

  and large business entities with corporate formation

  governance

  and contract negotiation. I advise buyers and sellers in stock and asset purchases

  as well as other strategic business arrangements

  and commercial real estate.

  Associate

  Lathrop GPM LLP

  Arlington Heights

  Illinois

  Working with adolescent wards of the State of Illinois

  it was my responsibility to design and implement a program that educated a group of young men on the principles that can lead to self-reliance and self-sustainability. It is the only program of its kind in and around the city of Chicago

  and it was my responsibility to instill in these clients the personal and professional life skills essential to seeking

  finding

  and navigating their vocational paths.

  Education and Vocation Specialist

  Shelter

  Inc.

  St. Cloud

  Minnesota

  I performed professional legal research and other related administrative work in the preparation of memoranda

  opinions

  and orders for Chief Judge John Scherer

  other judges

  and court officials concerning the cases before them. I was exposed to issues in all areas of the law including civil

  juvenile

  probate

  and zoning law with an emphasis on criminal and family law.

  Judicial Extern

  Minnesota Judicial Branch

  Seventh District

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  As an extern for the Honorable Tony N. Leung

  I concentrated primarily on legal research and writing

  but the broad range of duties included conducting legal research

  preparing bench memos

  drafting and proofreading orders and opinions

  verifying citations

  communicating with counsel regarding case management and procedural requirements

  and assisting the judge during courtroom proceedings. I was also responsible for working cooperatively with chambers staff and court personnel

  counsel

  litigants

  and the public.

  Judicial Extern

  U.S. District Courts

  St. Cloud

  Minnesota Area

  I assisted clients with matters related to mergers and acquisitions

  private equity and venture financing

  securities

  general corporate law

  and commercial transactions. I also advised small

  mid-size

  and large business entities with corporate formation

  governance

  and contract negotiation. I advised buyers and sellers in stock and asset purchases

  as well as other strategic business arrangements

  and commercial real estate.

  Associate

  Gray Plant Mooty

  Boston

  Massachusetts

  I specialized in the psychosocial issues related to childrens' health

  realizing that the illness of a child impacts the entire family. As a trained clinician

  it was my responsibility to evaluate and address the unique needs of each family and provide emotional support and help in obtaining resources. In addition

  I offered advocacy

  crisis intervention

  information

  education and referral

  and individual counseling.

  Clinical Social Worker - Pediatric Coordinated Care Clinic

  Massachusetts General Hospital

  Buffalo Grove

  Illinois

  I offered family

  group

  and individual counseling for youth encountering emotional and behavioral difficulties

  utilizing a treatment approach known as “experiential therapy” which connects learning experience with the development of skills for life.\n\nI was also a wilderness therapist on the OMNI Journey program

  an internationally recognized and innovative provider of wilderness and adventure-based programming within an outpatient setting. Under my guidance

  adolescents and/or families were challenged in outdoor settings. Journey trip locations occurred throughout North America and featured activities such as ice climbing

  backpacking

  rock climbing

  coastal kayaking

  and whitewater rafting. I acquired training and certifications in wilderness therapy

  wilderness travel and activities

  first responder medicine

  and the use of experiential counseling within a wilderness setting.

  Bilingual Youth and Family Counselor

  OMNI Youth Services

  English

  Spanish

  Judicial Externship Honors

  University of Minnesota Law School

  Dean's List

  2015-2016

  University of Minnesota Law School

  Law Review Honors

  University of Minnesota Law School

  Dean's List

  2016-2017

  University of Minnesota Law School